Everton vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Goodison Park as Toffees fans protest against the board
James Ward-Prowse scored twice as bottom side Southampton came from behind to claim a vital 2-1 Premier League victory at fellow strugglers Everton and deepen the crisis at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Amadou Onana gave the home side a first half lead but Ward-Prowse equalised in the first minute of the second period and then curled in a trademark free-kick to give Southampton their first victory at Everton since 1997.
Southampton stay bottom of the standings with 15 points from their 19 games, the same number as Everton, who are above them only on goal difference.
The result comes on a day when members of the Everton board were advised to stay away from the ground over what the club termed a “real and credible threat to their safety and security”. Everton fans had planned a ‘sit-in’ at the ground after the game in protest at the club’s current plight.
The victory ends a run of six straight league defeats for Southampton and comes in a week in which they dumped Manchester City out of the League Cup, a marked improvement for new manager Nathan Jones after a difficult start at the club.
Ward-Prowse also saw his shot tipped onto the post by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the first half, while home striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin had his deflected shot come off the crossbar with the score at 1-1.
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Everton have another corner and this time Caleta-Car heads the ball away. A second cross comes in but Bazunu leaps over everyone to punch any danger away from his goal.
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Lyanco is shown a yellow card after a clumsy challenge on Coady.
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Gray takes an in-swinging corner, but the cross does not have enough power for Calvert-Lewin to attack properly and Southampton come away with the ball.
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Mara tries to beat Mykolenko in the box before shooting, but the defender does well to get a foot in and draw a foul.
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Gray sends a cross in search of a team-mate but Bazunu catches the ball. Southampton are dropping deeper as they soak up the late pressure from Everton.
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